Sinus Floor Augmentation Comparing an <i>In Situ</i> Hardening Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (Hydroxyapatite/β-Tricalcium Phosphate) Bone Graft Substitute with a Particulate Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (Hydroxyapatite/β-Tricalcium Phosphate) Bone Graft Substitute: An Experimental Study in Sheep

Abstract

The in situ hardening BGS (PLGA-NMP-BCP) performed better than the particulate material (BCP) in terms of bone formation rate. The in situ hardening properties of the PLGA-NMP-BCP material mediated by the PLGA coating and NMP solution as plasticizer had no negative influence on the bone formation.